- English-taught
- Winter & summer intake
Sustainable Energy Systems (M.Sc.) (M.Sc.)
at TU Dortmund in Dortmund
At a glance
- Language
- English-taught
- Duration
- 4 sem 120 ECTS
- Intake
- Winter & summer
- Tuition
- €0 public university
- Semester fee
- €339.70
● Closed for this intake Non-EU applicants · Winter semester The window usually repeats next cycle; the full deadline table below shows every route and date.
Focus areas: Smart grids & markets · Renewable/decentralised generation · Sector coupling · Sustainability & digitalisation of power systems
A four-semester, fully English M.Sc. in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology focused on the transition of the electrical power system to renewables, covering design, modelling, control and operation of energy systems, smart grids, sector coupling, and energy-market design. Includes a mandatory 12-week industrial internship (semester 3) and a six-month thesis; the internship must be completed before starting the thesis. Non-EU/foreign-degree applicants apply via uni-assist; EU/German-degree applicants apply via the TU Dortmund Campusportal.
Admission requirements
- Prior degree
- BSc in Electrical Engineering (or comparable) at TU Dortmund or elsewhere
- Minimum grade
- 2.0 ('good') German scale (stricter than most TU Dortmund MScs)
- English
- CEFR C1 (programme page: IELTS 7 overall / TOEFL iBT 95).The central Language Requirements page lists several engineering masters at B2, but the programme-specific C1 is consistent across the programme page and DAAD; treat C1 as authoritative.
- German
- not required (confirmed: 'Knowledge of German is not a requirement')
- Prerequisite credits
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- ≥18 CP mathematics (linear algebra/analysis)
- ≥75 CP electrical engineering
- ≥10 CP computer science/programming
- Also required
- APS certificate for applicants from China / India / Vietnam
Deadlines & timeline
| Who | Intake | Deadline | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-EU applicants | Winter semester | closed for this intake; next cycle usually repeats the same window | International applicants via uni-assist: Winter term 24 March – 15 June. Year-anchored to WS 2026/27 = 15 June 2026. |
| Non-EU applicants | Summer semester | International applicants via uni-assist: Summer term 18 November – 15 January. | |
| EU / German-degree | Winter semester | no fixed date | Campus portal, until the Friday before the start of lectures. |
| EU / German-degree | Summer semester | no fixed date | Campus portal, until the Friday before the start of lectures. |
Fees & funding
- Tuition
- €0 per semester
- Semester contribution
- €339.70
- Semester ticket
- included (Deutschland-Semesterticket)
€0 tuition. Semester contribution €339.70 WS 2026/27, builder-confirmed (Campusportal); not yet confirmed from a public official TU page. Includes the Deutschland-Semesterticket. Verify at https://www.stwdo.de and https://www.tu-dortmund.de/studium/organisation-des-studiums/semesterbeitrag/
Scholarships are listed per university: see TU Dortmund scholarships.
How to apply
- uni-assist
- required (the deadline table shows who this applies to)
- Application portal
- www.uni-assist.de
- Official page
- www.tu-dortmund.de
EU applicants and holders of German degrees usually apply directly via the university's Campusportal instead of uni-assist; the deadline table above says which route applies to you.
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External resources
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